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Upgradation of the Pump Station Project ...

Dutta, Goutam

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Upgradation of the Pump Station Project Phase I in the Naharkatiya-Barauni Pipeline of Oil India Limited

Dutta, Goutam

IIMA-PSG0135 | Published February 9, 2021 | 38 pages Case

Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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Oil India Limited (OIL) wanted to replace pumps and generators in nine pumping stations located in three states of India—Bihar, West Bengal and Assam—with 1157-km-long pipelines. This case deals with several types of uncertainties and complexities faced by the project team: selection of pumps, monsoon (weather) problems, drawing approval, land acquisition and shortage of land, soil type, employee and worker availability, safety challenges, commissioning and pre-commissioning challenges and northeast challenges. This project demonstrates the ownership issues, why it is difficult to complete a project on time in the north-eastern part of India or why public-sector projects get delayed?

To understand project management issues in public-sector projects, especially factors affecting the timely completion of the project in an Indian context. To identify the crucial role of the demography of the northeast part of India in the project’s success. To assess the need for ownership in the Public Sector Unit (PSU) project. To know the characteristics of oil and natural gas pipeline projects. To understand the problems of brownfield projects.